The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-10-13
ASSEEN BY OTHERS EYES
WHAT NORTH CAROLINA OFFERS
TO ENTERPRISING MEN.
An Interesting Statement of Our Re-
sources; Our Mines, Minerals and
Water Powers.

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An Interesting Statement of Our Re-
sources; Our Mines, Minerals and
From the Ne,o York Tribune.
The State of North Carolina has q
grievance. 1t thinks that its adyan-
tages as .pernanfnt honc. -ststsEact-
iveDes> summer ic=t3ri. ITS ric0
ness as repository Of mineral ealth,
and its adaptabilitv to all the demands
which agriculture, forestry, mining or
manufacturing can make upon it, have
been ignored too long, and it has got
ten up "boom" to counteract this
slight and give the State the industrial
Importance to which it is entitled
With this end in view the State has
established Bureau of immigration
at Raleigh, with branch offices at va
rious points in the North. One Of
these is stationed at No % Dey St,
and is under the direction of F. E.
McAllister. This gentleman and his
manager, n. w. Schenck, have made
special study Of the resources of
North Carolina, and in the course of
conversation with q Tribune report
er, Mr.. McAllister spoke of them as
follows:
"North Carolina is sparsely settled
and it is a strange fact that, although
it is three times as large as Massachu-
sets, its largest city, Wilmington,
boasts OF only 10000 inhabitants.
This is due to the fact that the State
has been practically inaccessible to
the railways until recently, and it was
only in 1880 that the vast Western
portion of the State was opened up by
a railway. In the matter of climate
it is especially we'll provided, since
there are no less than four distinct
climates, with all the variety of natur
al products incidental to each. The
advantages Of this arrangement are
evident and gives the State excellent
opportunities for producing great va
rieties OF cereals and fruits. The Stats
is rich in natural products Of all
kinds and its varieties of timber trees
are almost numberless. As regards
its water power, it is remarkable
fact that an estimate by the State ge-
ologist goes to show that North Caro-
lima has in its waterfalls more horse
power than is contained in the steam
engines Of every kind employed III the
United States.
Referring to the minerals of the
State, Mr.. McAlli.ter said that they
were abundant anu we'll distributed
| over the entire area. "1ron ore
| abounds," said he, "both magnetic
and hematite. the most valuable being
species of the former, the famous
black oxide ore Of the Cranberry
mines in the Northern part Of she
State. Scattered through the State
are three or four gold belts, from
which large quantities have Blready
been obtained, and which are still be
ing worked on an extensive scale.
Mica, corundum and other mineral.
OF commercial value are also mined.
A fine quantity of marble, of pecu
liar flesh colored tint, is found near
the Georgia line, and granite forma-
tions of every variety are found
throughout the State. l should also
mention the fine deposits of kaolin, OIL
china clay, used for pottery purposes
some of which shows higher percent
age of silica to alumina, than the ccle
brated European deposits. The tract.
of forest land are of great extent, ant
are untouched by the woodman's axe,
I because there has been no woodmar
! there to disturb them.
"Along the coast are extensive fish
cries, which have been carefully fos
tered and yield large returns. b
the middle Of next month large area:
of submarine territory will be laid ou
for oyster gardening, as that industry
is rrscticed on Long Island sound
and will be ready for sale. Ia spit
Of all these attractions the State j
poor, because it wants men-farmers
artisans, manufacturers, thrifty, indus
trious workmen of all kinds. 1t woule
be paradise for the new American
party, because the last census show
that of all the States North Carolin,
has the largest native born population
and the smallest foreign element. Th
price of land ranges from So to So
per acre and is being rapidly tskel
up by enterprising people,